Lighter.



No; 5142;"258. 'PUBMED 00T. 27, 1903.,

E@ TEAYER- LIGHTER Brumm-on mam mlm 10 nos.

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UNITED STATES Patented october 27, 190e.

PATENT OFFICE.

RUSSELL THAYER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORV TO KITSON HYDRO-CARBON HEATING dz: INCANDESOENT LIGHTING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

LIGHTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters P atent No. 742,258, dated October 27, 1903.

Applicata. inea June 1o, 190e.

T0 LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUssELI. THAYER, a citi- I zen of the United States, residing at Philaand useful Lighter, of which the following is.

a specification.

My invention relates to lighters for oil and vapor lamps and for other purposes.

ln several of the well-known types of burners now on the market it is extremely diffi cult to light the mantles suspended above the bunzen, especially the double-mantle type,` owing to the distance of the mantles from the cup which contains the alcohol or other in-l flammable fluid and the function of which is to-preheat the vaporizing-tube and also ignite the mantle or mantles.

The principal object of my present inven# tion is to provide means to obviate this disadvantageous feature.

The nature, characteristic features, and scope of the invention will be more clearly understood from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, which illusi trates in sectional view a lighter embodying features of my invention.

In the drawing, A designates a suitable cup or vessel open at the top, which cup or vessel may represent the preheating device of a vaporizingftube and may contain alcohol or other inflammable duid, (indicated at a.)

B designates a gas-tube of suitable length and diameter disposed with its bottom below the surface of the iniiammable fluid ct. The said tube is provided at intervals along its length with suitable orifices b and finally Yat its top with the outlet or ,discharge nozzles c, directed toward the mantles D.

Serial No. 160,891. (No model.)

In use when forming a part of the equipment of a vapor-lamp thek alcohol or other inflammable iluid in the containing vessel'A is ignited, whereby'gas is generated, which passes into the tube B, from whence a portion lescapes at the orifices h. The gas thus escaping from the lower orifice b is ignited by the flame issuing from the containing vessel,

and in turn all the jets or orifices b are ig- 'nited until finallythe flame is transmitted to the main outlet or discharge nozzles c, which 'serve to. ignite the mantles.

It will be obvious to those skilled inthe art to which the invention relates that modiications may be made in details without departing from the spirit and scope of the same; Hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts hereinabove described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing; but, Having described the nature and object of "the invention, whatI claim as new, and desire .to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a generator consisting of a vessel open at its top and containing alcohol or other inflammable fluid, with a gastube extending into said vessel below the surface of the fluid, said tube having a main discharge-nozzle and orifices disposed at suitable intervals intermediate the main dischargenozzle and the containing vessel or generator, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof l 'have hereunto l signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN J. MOLE, AMBRosE F. Fow. 

